Inspire Me: Animal foster families step up during pandemic

As COVID-19 keeps most residents sheltering in place, staff and volunteers at Valley Humane Society are doubling their efforts to make sure homeless animals continue to be cared for, even as the organization’s shelter remains closed.

For hundreds of dogs, cats, kittens and puppies, that means sheltering out of place in private homes, where foster volunteers keep them safe and socialized until they’re adopted.